Barcelona gas explosion injures at least 21

At least 21 people were seriously injured after a powerful gas blast partially destroyed a block of flats in a Barcelona suburb…

At least 21 people were seriously injured after a powerful gas blast partially destroyed a block of flats in a Barcelona suburb today.

Firemen were working to clear rubble from the front of the building in the Barcelona district of Gava in an effort to determine if more people were trapped under remains of the flats, Spanish media reported.

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